Main Contact for Technical Assistance:
Janice Metzger
Senior Project Manager
(773) 269-4019
(773) 378-4830 (fax)
jan@cnt.org 

Other Areas of Technical Assistance:
Data/GIS: GIS demographic data, GIS land use data, GIS mapping assistance Economic Development (Other); Land Use: Brownfield and greyfield redevelopment, Community visioning, Infill, Mixed-use re(development), Natural areas and open space; Transportation: Integrating transportation and land use planning, Station area and transit oriented development, Transportation (other); Economic Development: Office market analysis, Residential market analysis, Retail market analysis;  Environment and Natural Resources: Green practices in communities, Natural landscaping, Stormwater management; Housing: Affordable housing;

Specific Projects:
Housing + Transportation Affordability Index
Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
Beginning date: 2006
Ending date: 2007
http://htaindex.cnt.org 

Description of project:
CNT conducted an H+T Index analysis for the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, part of a larger economic development analysis. The H+T Index calculates the true cost of housing by disclosing the impact of location within a region or city. Where homes are most “affordable” because of low land prices, household transportation costs are often high. In the Champaign-Urbana MSA, CNT found that housing costs are in the affordable range for most households, but a majority of households pay more than 19% (the national average) for transportation. Transportation costs are lowest in the areas with transit service, particularly in the region’s core. This is due in part to higher densities, walkability, and access to stores and services. CNT’s recommendations to capitalize on the location efficiency of the core areas included: 1) build on current density and urban form; 2) maximize mobility options; and 3) provide tools to spur mixed-use, mixed-income market rate development.

Other areas of technical assistance in project:
Transporation: Transportation (other), Housing: Affordable housing

Contact person for project:
Linda Young
Linda@cnt.org 

Main Contact for Technical Assistance:
Jon Hallas, AICP
Associate Planner
(312) 386-8764
(312) 386-8765 (fax)
jhallas@cmap.illinois.gov